Gino D’Acampo “Gino’s Italian Escape”

Kirstin: Well this book, while not perfect, had me wanting to travel to Italy.

Maureen: It was a wonderful way to spend the month.

Kirstin: I know. Indulging in all our favourite flavours. Any favourites? I personally loved the broccoli and pasta recipe. But I have to say I was very dubious about the photography. Not of the recipes themselves, but of the scenes around Italy. They had been processed in some very strange, almost polaroid-like style which did not suit the book at all.

Kirstin: That is the beauty of slow roasting pork, isn’t it? Last year I burnt some pork while slow roasting it, so I was super careful this year and took it out much earlier than the recipe said. I didn’t trust our oven not to burn it.

Tom: I think you could have kept it in longer as the fat might have rendered more.

Kirstin: Good point! I shall leave it for longer next time.

Miles: Nom!

Ella: It tastes really good with the bread too.

Kirstin: Oh yes, I also had a go at making fougasse, but that’s another story…